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US PRESIDENT OBAMA MUST VETO BILL ALLOWING FOR INDEFINITE DETENTION WITHOUT TRIAL

PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release - 15 December 2011


US PRESIDENT OBAMA MUST VETO BILL ALLOWING FOR
INDEFINITE DETENTION WITHOUT TRIAL - ICJ


Geneva, Switzerland - The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today deplored the passage of legislation by the United States House of Representatives that would allow for the indefinite imprisonment of terrorism suspects, detained anywhere in the world, without charge or trial. The ICJ considers the legislation to be incompatible with international law, including human rights principles, and calls on US President Barack Obama to veto it. 

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Vacancy announcement - Director, Asia-Pacific Programme

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is a worldwide network of judges and lawyers united in affirming international law and rule of law principles that advance human rights.

We are recruiting a senior international human rights lawyer as Director to manage its Asia-Pacific Programme from the ICJ's regional office in Bangkok. The ICJ already has an established regional presence in Thailand and a country office in Nepal.

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Koalitionsstyrker skal overholde menneskerettighederne

Den Europæiske Menneskerettighedsdomstol vil være langt mere tilbøjelig til, at give europæiske tropper ansvar for at overholde menneskerettighederne.

To nye domme udvider nu grænserne for, hvor langt staternes juridiske ansvar rækker, forklarer Alex Conte, juridisk senior-rådgiver hos International Commission of Jurists i Geneve til Orientering på P1. Alex Conte holdt oplæg over disse to nye domme ved et seminar, ICJ Danmark var vært ved tidligere på ugen, under titlen "Ten Years after 9/11: Lessons Learned in Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism".

Lyt til udsendelsen her og hør Alex Conte diskutere Al-Skeini dommen: http://www.dr.dk/P1/orientering/indslag/2011/08/11/153000_1.htm

Invitation til seminar - Ten years after 9/11


Ten Years after 9/11: 
Lessons Learned in Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism

As we near the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, we invite you to join us on the morning of 10 August 2011 to hear from experts in the field, regarding the impact of counter-terrorism measures on the protection of human rights. Specific topics will include the similarities and differences between the Bush and Obama administration policies, recent European Court of Human Rights decisions (e.g., al-Skeini and al-Jedda), accountability for state conduct, and considerations for practitioners developing detention and other counter-terrorism policies.  

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Bestyrelsens årsberetning 2010

2010 og begyndelsen af 2011 har været præget af et lavere aktivitetsniveau end året før for så vidt angår aktiviteter involverende ICJ Danmarks medlemsskare. Ikke desto mindre er en række opgaver blevet løst med fokuseret indsats fra bestyrelsens medlemmer med udpræget fokus på strategiske overvejelser for ICJ Danmarks fortsatte virke, herunder fokusområder, som f.eks. at involvere de juridiske studerende på Københavns Universitet, tiltag med henblik på at øge interessen for ICJ og menneskerettigheder og ikke mindst samarbejde med de øvrige europæiske sektioner.  

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Generalforsamlingen 2011

Referat af  den ordinære generalforsamling i ICJ tirsdag den 21. juni 2011 kl. 17.00

 

 

Generalforsamlingen i ICJ’s danske sektion blev afholdt hos Lind Cadovius Advokataktieselskab, Østergade 38, 1100 København K, på grundlag af den udsendte dagsorden med bilag.

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Internship i Genève - ansøgningsfrist 27. juli 2011

United Nations Project

International Law and Protection Programme


The International Commission of Jurists is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to the legal promotion and protection of human rights and the rule of law.

Description:
The ICJ is seeking an intern for 7 months to work in its project The ICJ at the United Nations, to assist in research and drafting for ICJ interventions at United Nations institutions, and supporting various aspects of the work of the ICJ's Representative to the UN. The intern's duties will include:

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PAKISTAN'S RESERVATIONS: A CHALLENGE TO THE INTEGRITY OF THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY SYSTEM

23 June 2011
AI Index: ASA 33/006/2011

Pakistan must withdraw obstructive and legally impermissible reservations to core international human rights treaties, Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists said today.

The organizations expressed dismay that the government has failed to withdraw reservations that it entered on becoming party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), exactly one year ago.

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Nye internships - snarlig frist

The  International Commission of Jurists has opennings for two Internships as follows,

  1. The ICJ is currently seeking an intern for 6 months to work in its Centre for the Independence of Judge & Lawyers (CIJL).
  2. The ICJ is seeking an intern for 6 months from July 2011 to work for the ICJ's Development and Donor Relations Department.


For compleate information, please see attachements.

 

Centre for the Independence of Judge & Lawyers

ICJ's Development and Donor Relations Department

  

European Newsletter June 2011

European Sections of the International Commission of Jurists Newsletter June 2011 

 

Welcome

Welcome to the first edition of a newsletter for the European Sections of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). The purpose of this newsletter is to:

  • Provide information on the work being undertaken by the International Commission of Jurists.

  • Provide information on the work being undertaken by the European sections and affiliates of the ICJ with a view to keeping them mutually informed of such activity and, thereby, encouraging new sections and new initiatives.

  • Encourage debate on European developments in relation to human rights and transnational arrangements within the European Union such as the European Arrest Warrant and proposals for further mutual recognition in criminal matters within the EU.

  • Provide a readable and informal newsletter which sections could, if they wished forward to their members and supporters.

  • Encourage dialogue between the central concerns of the ICJ and those of its national sections in Europe.

    The intention is to explore whether sections find this kind of information useful either for internal use or for distribution to their members and networks. The newsletter has been compiled by JUSTICE and contains submissions which have been offered for this purpose. Some contributions are short summaries of work undertaken. Others are more lengthy. To minimise work, some contributions (such as that from the ICJ and JUSTICE itself) are copies of documents originally produced for internal use in reporting to committees of one kind or another. Because of this, the reports cover different time periods. The diversity of sources means that the newsletter is rather rough and ready. However, using material prepared for other purposes considerably eases the task of pulling it together.

    The newsletter is the first of two that will be published as an experiment in 2011. The second will be published In December and the date for the submission of content will be the end of October. The newsletter is edited by Roger Smith, director of JUSTICE, the British ICJ section. Feedback would be really useful, as would offers of content for the next edition, please contact Denne emailadresse er beskyttet mod programmer som samler emailadresser. Du skal aktivere javascript for at kunne se adressen. . It would also be interesting to know whether sections were able to use this material eg in any kind of report to members.

Regards

Roger Smith, JUSTICE, London 13 June 2011

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